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New York University Bachelor’s in General Psychology

The main focus area for this major is General Psychology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

General Psychology is a major offered under the psychology program of study at New York University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in psychology, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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Rankings for the NYU Bachelor’s in Psychology

#36 in the U.S
#5 in New York

Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for psychology majors, NYU came in at #36. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #5 in New York.

Here are some of the other rankings for NYU.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Colleges for General Psychology 36
Best General Psychology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students 45
Best General Psychology Colleges for Veterans 89
Highest Paid General Psychology Graduates 89
Most Popular Colleges for General Psychology 101
Best Value Colleges for General Psychology 452
Most Focused Colleges for General Psychology 1,130

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Psychology from NYU Cost?

$53,308 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$20,500 Average Student Debt

NYU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2018-2019, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at NYU was $1,493 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In State Out of State
Tuition $50,684 $50,684
Fees $2,624 $2,624
Books and Supplies $752 $752
On Campus Room and Board $18,684 $18,684
On Campus Other Expenses $2,758 $2,758

Learn more about NYU tuition and fees.

NYU Psychology Bachelor’s Student Debt

One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at NYU in Psychology walked away with an average of $20,500 in student debt. That is 16% lower than the national average of $24,315.

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How Much Can You Make With a Bachelor’s in Psychology From NYU?

$32,400 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor’s degree from NYU is $32,400 per year. That is 16% higher than the national average of $27,969.

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Does NYU Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Psychology?

NYU does not offer an online option for its psychology bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NYU Online Learning page.

NYU Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Psychology

264 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
78.4% Women
50.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2018-2019 academic year, 264 students received their bachelor’s degree in psychology. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in psychology in 2018-2019, 78.4% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 79.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 50.4% of psychology bachelor’s degree recipients at NYU in 2018-2019 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 42%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 62
Black or African American 15
Hispanic or Latino 42
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 2
White 68
International Students 49
Other Races/Ethnicities 26

Bachelor’s in Psychology Focus Areas at NYU

General Psychology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Psychology 264

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general psychology.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 91

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References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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